Overcast 44°
Tag:

Disarming a Police Officer

Police & Fire
Philly Man Shot By Police After Reaching For Officer's Gun: Montco DA Philly Man Shot By Police After Reaching For Officer's Gun: Montco DA
Philly Man Shot By Police After Reaching For Officer's Gun: Montco DA A Philadelphia man was shot in the shoulder and is now charged with attempted homicide after police say he punched an officer in the head and tried to grab his gun in Montgomery County early Saturday morning.  It happened at 9 a.m. in the 500 block of Bridal Way in Cheltenham, District Attorney Kevin Steele's Office said in a release. Police were called to the scene for reports of a "suspicious man," authorities said. A Cheltenham police officer located the man and asked him to sit down and talk, but the man "responded by immediately punching the officer in the face and head" and reach…

SHARE

by Mac Bullock
Police & Fire
Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say
Man Tries To Grab Cop's Gun During Arrest In Allentown, Police Say Two alleged gunmen are behind bars after one allegedly tried to grab a police officer's gun during an arrest in Allentown. Officers responded to a report of shots fired at a business on the 1700 block of Union Boulevard around 10:30 a.m. on Sun. Aug. 28, Allentown police said. There, officers saw that multiple shots had been fired at the business, causing damage to the building, they said. An investigation led officers to a house on the 200 block of South Carlisle Street, where they say two suspects were living. As police tried to arrest the pair, one of the men fought the officers and tr…

SHARE

by Nicole Acosta